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I think today's entrepreneurs are chasing hot trends too much. So the article was pretty refreshing.

soup10 13y ago
The article didn't do anything for me. What's the takeaway? Good freelance journalism work will probably always be in demand? Certain industries are more stable than others? Amidst all the encouragement to think outside the box, sometimes thinking inside the box is thinking outside the box in it's own way? Someone has to make the tires of the world and someone has to make the cars? Making the tires is less exciting but more of a sure thing? Hacker news will up-vote bad articles that insinuate some kind of profundity? lol. I think the actual "lesson" is to seek stability and safe bets in times of change and upheaval. That's advice for the unambitious though. I would say, in times of change, make your move. When the car industry was being born, i'd like to be on the forefront figuring out how to make cars. Old media is dying, new media is rising? How about figuring out how to capture the power of new media to democratize and inform(and monetize) the public.
- warp 13y ago
  When you're trying to work in an industry going through change, look for the smaller aspects of that industry which remain stable even during the big changes.
- dennybritz 13y ago
  Are you saying that chasing after new industries is ambitious? I would argue that the opposite is true. Trying to change an established industry is a lot more ambitious than trying to change a new industry. There will be a lot more resistance. Cars may be cool. I guess the takeaway is: Stop caring about being at the forefront of something and instead focus on producing real value. For every "car trend" that gets big, there are thousands of trends that never reach the mainstream, and die.
- antocv 13y ago
  > Hacker news will up-vote bad articles that insinuate some kind of profundity? lol. Has it come to this? Oh no, please say it aint so. Why cant we move to hyperboria? Or can we?

The article didn't do anything for me. What's the takeaway? Good freelance journalism work will probably always be in demand? Certain industries are more stable than others? Amidst all the encouragement to think outside the box, sometimes thinking inside the box is thinking outside the box in it's own way? Someone has to make the tires of the world and someone has to make the cars? Making the tires is less exciting but more of a sure thing? Hacker news will up-vote bad articles that insinuate some kind of profundity? lol. I think the actual "lesson" is to seek stability and safe bets in times of change and upheaval. That's advice for the unambitious though. I would say, in times of change, make your move. When the car industry was being born, i'd like to be on the forefront figuring out how to make cars. Old media is dying, new media is rising? How about figuring out how to capture the power of new media to democratize and inform(and monetize) the public.

warp 13y ago
When you're trying to work in an industry going through change, look for the smaller aspects of that industry which remain stable even during the big changes.
dennybritz 13y ago
Are you saying that chasing after new industries is ambitious? I would argue that the opposite is true. Trying to change an established industry is a lot more ambitious than trying to change a new industry. There will be a lot more resistance. Cars may be cool. I guess the takeaway is: Stop caring about being at the forefront of something and instead focus on producing real value. For every "car trend" that gets big, there are thousands of trends that never reach the mainstream, and die.
antocv 13y ago
> Hacker news will up-vote bad articles that insinuate some kind of profundity? lol. Has it come to this? Oh no, please say it aint so. Why cant we move to hyperboria? Or can we?